George Spence (Canadian politician)
George Spence | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maple Creek | |
| In office 1925–1927 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Haman McTaggart |
| Succeeded by | William George Bock |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
| In office 1917–1925 | |
| In office 1927–1938 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1880 Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| Died | March 4, 1975 (aged 94) Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Saskatchewan |
| Cabinet | Provincial: Minister of Railways Minister of Highways Minister of Railways, Labour and Industries Minister of Agriculture Minister of Public Works |
George Spence, Canadian provincial and federal politician.[1]
Born in
Maple Creek. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1926 federal election. He resigned his seat in 1927 to re-enter provincial politics, where he was appointed Minister of Railways. He was also Minister of Highways, Minister of Railways, Labour and Industries, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Public Works. He would serve until 1938 when he was appointed Director of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration. From 1947 to 1957, he was a member of the International Joint Commission, an independent binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the International Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.[3]
In 1919, Spence married Ivy Irene May. They had two daughters.[4]
In 1946 he was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1948. In 1974, he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame.[3]
He was the author of Survival of a Vision, published in 1967.[3]
Spence died in Regina at the age of 94.[5]
References
- ^ a b George Spence – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Normandin, A L (1937). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ a b c d "Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame profile". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ a b "George Spence Fonds". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ Quiring, Brett. "Spence, George (1880–1975)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 5 May 2012.